- Gameplay from Early Access Release - 30 September 2026
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- Army System Complete - 2 August 2026
Hello everyone,I wanted to share the same big news here that I've shared with our Discord communities — the Army system is done, polished, and fully functional as of July 31.This was the last major mechanic I needed to finish before Early Access. Getting it working end-to-end feels like a real weight off my shoulders.What it does: → Train four troop types (Sword, Spear, Range, Hero) — each with its own cost, duration, and power → Pick from a rotating mission list (Easy, Medium, Hard) with distinct enemy power, success chance, and expected loot → Send composed troop groups on missions, take losses, return with scrolls, coin, and gold → Sometimes your army grows in the field instead of shrinkingScreenshots below: mission select, troop training, and army returns.The Steam Early Access will arrive later this year with a more polished version. Wishlisting on Steam remains the most useful thi…
- Harem of Valerius — Final Demo Update - 25 July 2026
Hello everyone,I wanted to share the same good news here that I've shared with our Discord communities. Because we've now completed nearly all of the game's core mechanics, I decided to streamline the demo. This way the demo can clearly show what the game promises. Everything else waits for you in Early Access.This dream coming true genuinely makes me happy. The Steam Early Access will arrive later this year with a more polished version.Wishlisting on Steam is the biggest support you can give to the Early Access launch — it helps us keep you informed and gives us better visibility in the Steam algorithm.Endless thanks to everyone who has been here and walked this journey with us.With love, Val
- Episode 4 Environment Complete — First Look Inside the Egyptian Arc - 6 July 2026
Major milestone: the Episode 4 environment is complete. The Egyptian arc is now walkable from start to finish — the Nile dock, the mudbrick city plaza, the temple district, and every path between them. Weeks of work on architecture, lighting, and set dressing are behind us.The mood target for this level was a warm-lit Egyptian coastal city at midday — dusty stone, palm shadows, obelisks in the distance, Nile water catching the sky. The screenshots above are the first look at how it turned out in-engine.What's still to come before Episode 4 is fully complete: a handful of cutscenes and one small new gameplay mechanic. Both are actively in development.Paid Early Access launches Friday, August 14, on itch.io. Steam Early Access is planned for later this year and will be the more polished long-term home for Harem of Valerius.If there is one thing that helps the project the most right now, i…
- Early Access Launches August 14 — itch.io First, Steam Later in 2026 - 17 June 2026
Hello everyone,A major milestone for Harem of Valerius: paid Early Access launches on itch.io on Friday, August 14, 2026. Steam Early Access remains planned for later this year and will be the more polished release.What the August Early Access build includesEpisodes 1–4 fully playable. Episode 4 is the Egypt-themed arc — Shael's rescue mission, new platforming traps, and a new boss encounter.The Army mechanic — assign forces, send them to occupied locations, collect loot. A counterpart to the existing Fleet system.A new Egypt-themed environment with new characters and relationship content.Frozen Rage — a time-slowing ability used in combat and to navigate Egyptian traps.All existing systems and content from the current public demo, refined and balanced.Why itch.io firstitch.io is a more flexible platform for the Early Access phase. It allows faster iteration on community feedback and le…
- Weekly Update ; Better Environment - 11 May 2026
Honest update from the forge. Here's where things stand.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🏛️ EPISODE 1 — REBUILT WITH PURPOSE━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━This one was a hard decision to make — but the right one.Harem of Valerius has deep lore. A world with history, characters with reasons to be where they are, secrets woven into every corner. But we weren't delivering that. Not in Episode 1. Players were dropping off early — and honestly, I understood why. The world didn't tell its story.Who is Valerius? Why is he here? What is Theronesia hiding?Those questions weren't being answered. The environment wasn't helping. The pacing wasn't carrying players through.So I went back.This isn't a full rebuild — but it's the first step of a meaningful one. Environmental polish, new cutscenes, expanded dialogue. The goal is simple: give the player enough to care before they're asked to fight for it.What came out of it is not…
- Weekly Update - Traps! Harem Of Valerius - 25 April 2026
Hey everyone! 💜Hope you're all doing well. I've got some exciting updates to share this week — let's dive in!⚡ New Ability: Frozen Rage This one I'm genuinely proud of. Frozen Rage is a new ability that'll be unlockable in Episode 4, and it lets you slow down time to navigate through fast-moving enemies and obstacles. It adds a whole new layer of strategy to the combat flow, and honestly it just feels really satisfying to use. Can't wait for you to try it. 🪤 Trap Systems — Episode 4 Just Got Deadlier I've finished modeling and coding 10 different mechanical traps that'll appear throughout Episode 4. Some of them are sneaky, some of them are brutal, and a few of them are both. Episode 4 is shaping up to be the most intense one yet — you've been warned! 😄 🤖 New Discord Bot To better support the community, I've added a new bot to the Discord server. It's available 24/7 to help out with…
- Episode 4 - The Sisters are watching. Here's what they see. - 4 April 2026
⚔️ Hey,If you played the Harem of Valerius demo on Steam — thank you. You're part of why this game keeps growing.A lot has been added since you last visited Sparta. And Episode 4 is going to take things further than anything you've seen.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔥 WHAT'S NEW & WHAT'S COMING━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🏛️ A Living CitySenate decisions and Blacksmith upgrades now directly impact your power. Your city has weight. Every choice has consequences.🔬 Research SystemTurn Therenosia into a war machine or an economic empire. A full strategy layer that wasn't in the demo.🕸️ The Relationship System — Coming in Episode 4The Holy Sisters — Astarte's order, keepers of an ancient secret — are now part of the strategy.Every choice ripples through a network of characters who watch, remember, and react. Grow closer to one Sister and another pulls away. Your Charm becomes someone else's Jealousy. Every bon…
- Harem Of Valerius v1.0.4.2 – New Update Now on Discord! - 23 February 2026
Hello everyone,After a long break, I'm excited to share the latest version v1.0.4.2 with our community! This update brings some major improvements I've been working on.📢 What's New:🔞 Enhanced Brothel MechanicsThe Brothel system introduced in the previous version has been expandedA new pregnant NPC has been added – requested by our community!📚 Research SystemA brand new mechanic to deepen your city management experience!Accessible through the Academy building, this system lets you research upgrades to optimize resource management🏛️ 3 New City BuildingsSenateAcademyBlacksmith These buildings will play important roles in your growing city, with some offering contract missions⚙️ Bug FixesFixed the infinite money glitch in the trade menuNumerous minor bugs and improvements🎮 Want to Try the New Version?v1.0.4.2 is now available exclusively on our Discord server! Join us to be among the f…
- After NextFest - Roadmap is Here! - 21 October 2025
Steam Next Fest has concluded, and my solo-developed game, Harem of Valerius, received far more attention than I ever expected — we surpassed 2,000 wishlists! Thank you all so much for this incredible support.Now, it’s time to look ahead. Taking your feedback from the festival to heart, I’ve refined our development roadmap.We’ll be wrapping up the story mode with 6 full episodes, and depending on player interest, we may explore side quests or DLC content after the full release.I’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas — please don’t hesitate to share them below.With gratitude, Val
- A Dream Come True: See You at Steam Next Fest! - Demo Updated! - 13 October 2025
Hello everyone,A lifelong dream is becoming a reality: Harem of Valerius will be part of Steam Next Fest.This is my first time participating, and the feeling is indescribable. For the past year, I've buried myself in development. I'll be honest—my focus was purely on making the game the best it can be, and I'm nervous about whether I've done enough to make it visible to all of you.To mark this milestone, I've prepared a special Next Fest Demo for you. It features:Smoother, more responsive combatMore polished game mechanicsAdditional NPCs and interactions...and a few other surprises waiting to be discovered.None of this would have been possible without our small but mighty community. To everyone who has played the demo, shared feedback, and supported this journey—thank you. You have directly helped shape and improve this game.I can't wait for you to experience what we've built.See you at…
- Hotfix is Released v1.0.2.3 - 8 October 2025
🔥 Hotfix v1.0.2.3 is LIVE!We've squashed a critical bug in Episode 1 that could block your progress – our apologies for this amateur mistake! Also fixed: Lysandros' intro dialogue loop after visiting Kallista.Now we're truly ready for Steam Next Fest! 🚀 Help us make the game even better:➡️ Wishlist on SteamVal
- Harem of Valerius – Episode 3 / Demo is Live! - 28 September 2025
I’m excited (and a little nervous) to share that a new version of the demo for Harem of Valerius is now live on Steam! This build introduces: ⚔️ A brand new level 🏛️ New buildings to expand your city 🔥 Fresh scenes ⏳ Around 2 hours of gameplay Spanish and German localizations! While it’s still missing polish in places, this demo shows the core mechanics I’ve been building for months: side-scroller combat, city-building, and the adult romance systems that make Harem of Valerius truly unique. I want to be honest—this project has been created almost entirely in my free time, with little to no support or resources, but with all the passion I can give. Every line of code, every animation, and every scene has been a piece of that journey. With the upcoming Steam Next Fest in October, I’m hopeful this demo will bring more eyes to the game. That’s where you come in: 💡 Play the demo 💡 Add it…
- Harem of Valerius Development Update: New Steps in Episode 3! - 25 August 2025
I'm back with new updates! Here are the latest developments: 🎭 Character Updates Elpis and Thetis are now in the game! Their models and special outfits have been successfully added. The characters now fully blend into the story. 💃 Brothel Mechanics Improvements Bugs in cutscenes have been fixed. Romance sequences are now smoother and more seamless. Note : I will fix the hair shaders 🏙️ Revitalized City Atmosphere New NPC animations have been added. The streets now feel more dynamic and alive. 🔮 Next Goal: Thetis' Ship & City Management After completing Thetis' quest: New city mechanics will be introduced. Randomized quests will unlock through Thetis' ship. Manage the ship to gather resources and strengthen your city. If you show her enough attention, surprise rewards await you! 😊 Please don't forget to add your wishlist ; https://store.steampowered.com/app/3714590/Harem_Of_Valerius…
- HAREM OF VALERIUS DEMO IS NOW LIVE ON STEAM - 16 June 2025
🔥 What's Inside? - 1+ hour of polished gameplay - Fluid combat vs minotaurs & archers 🏹 - City-building foundations 🏛️ - Kallista's romance scene (NSFW tease) and Voice Acting! 💋 - Handcrafted animations you helped refine! Special Thanks To our Discord community & playtesters - your feedback shaped this build! Join us: https://discord.gg/y97HgbmnWS What's next?- More quests! (Episode 3 drops in Patreon build) - Brothel mechanics 💃
- 🛠️ Weekly Dev Log: Brothel Mechanics, Archer Foes & Steam Dreams! - 13 June 2025
🔥 Development Highlights 1️⃣ EPISODE 3 PROGRESS -"A Father's Hope" questline is ALIVE! -Full blueprint ✅ + conversation flow implemented ✅ -"2-minute mannequin speedruns were oddly satisfying!" 😄 2️⃣ BROTHEL MECHANICS PREVIEW Visit brothel → pick your sex partner 💃 Demo: 1 girl available Enhanced Build: All girls unlocked + extended animations 🎉 3️⃣ NEW ENEMY: RANGED ARCHERS "Keep your distance, Valerius!" 🏹 Strategic challenge added → dodge or rush? ⚠️ Steam Demo Update Build submitted → approval expected THIS WEEK! Will notify immediately when live 🔔 💌 Valerius Needs YOU! Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3714590/Harem_Of_Valerius/
- A Spartan’s Journey Begins: Welcome to Valerius’ World! - 30 May 2025
Hello warriors, I’m thrilled to finally share Harem of Valerius with you on Steam—a passion project born in December 2024 and crafted entirely by my hands. As a solo developer, every line of code, every animation, and every tangled myth in this game carries a piece of my heart. ❤️ What Makes This Adventure Unique? ⚔️ Genre-Blending Innovation: For the first time in adult gaming, experience a fusion of side-scroller action, city-building strategy, and narrative-driven romance. Rescue priestesses, rebuild a shattered city, and seduce gods—all while unraveling divine conspiracies. 🔮 Realistic Scope & Vision: Though the journey has just begun (with Episode 1 live and Episode 2 nearing completion), the roadmap is clear: Handcrafted combat with parries, dashes, and epic boss fights. Deep village management where choices affect alliances and resources. Mature storytelling where romance serves…
